Meanings
nounoniomania (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesAn abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses.
Synonyms: compulsive buying-shopping disorder, compulsive buying disorder, CBD, shopaholism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses.
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Origin
- GermanOniomanie
- Ancient Greekὤνιος“for sale”
- Englishoniomania
Internationalism, from Ancient Greek ὤνιος (ṓnios, “for sale”) + -mania, after German Oniomanie.
More words from Ancient Greek, German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan oniomania
- oniomaniaabnormal impulse to buy things
Chinese Mandarin 購物狂 /购物狂, 購買癖 /购买癖
- 購物狂 /购物狂 (gòuwùkuáng)abnormal impulse to buy things
- 購買癖 /购买癖 (gòumǎipǐ)abnormal impulse to buy things
Dutch oniomanie, koopziekte
- oniomanieabnormal impulse to buy things
- koopziekteabnormal impulse to buy things
Estonian oniomaania
- oniomaaniaabnormal impulse to buy things
Finnish ostohimo, ostosriippuvuus
- ostohimoabnormal impulse to buy things
- ostosriippuvuusabnormal impulse to buy things
French oniomanie
- oniomanieabnormal impulse to buy things
German Oniomanie, Kaufsucht
- Oniomanieabnormal impulse to buy things
- Kaufsuchtabnormal impulse to buy things
Greek ωνιομανία
- ωνιομανία (oniomanía)abnormal impulse to buy things
Italian oniomania
- oniomaniaabnormal impulse to buy things
Japanese 買い物依存症, 買い物依存
- 買い物依存症 (kaimono-izonshō)abnormal impulse to buy things
- 買い物依存 (kaimono-izon)abnormal impulse to buy things
Romanian oniomanie
- oniomanieabnormal impulse to buy things
Russian ониома́ния
- ониома́ния (oniománija)abnormal impulse to buy things
Spanish oniomanía
- oniomaníaabnormal impulse to buy things
Swedish köpberoende, oniomani
- köpberoendeabnormal impulse to buy things
- oniomaniabnormal impulse to buy things
Turkish onyomani
- onyomaniabnormal impulse to buy things
Ukrainian оніома́нія
- оніома́нія (oniománija)abnormal impulse to buy things
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oniomania
PennsylvaniaRomaniaLithuaniaAlbaniaTasmaniamaniaTransylvaniaSpotsylvaniauraniaPomeraniabibliomaniaPittsylvaniaLusitaniapyromaniamegalomaniatrichotillomaniaMauretaniakleptomaniagazaniaegomanianymphomaniaAquitaniaacraniaanthomania
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
oniomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oniomania
MLA
“oniomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oniomania. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oniomania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oniomania.
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